Lite version of Facebook Messenger

Messenger Lite is a slimmed down version of Messenger that offers the core features of Messenger for markets with slower than average internet speeds and a prevalence of basic Android smartphones.

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The Verge

Earlier today I published an article about Facebook Messenger's new, somewhat improved home screen. But despite the company's attempt at some cleanup, I came away with the same feeling I've had for months: Messenger has transformed into a bloated mess. Commenters on that story agree, and so does pretty much everyone I've asked here at Vox Media's New York of…See more

Build beautiful responsive emails with just JSON

Until now, Rebel has been known as a platform allowing marketers to incorporate interactive elements into their emails. Today, it's launching a new version of its API that will allow developers to build entire emails, interactive or not. Co-founder Joe Teplow explained that the new Rebel Lite API was created in response to developers who were already using t…See more

Gorebel

We listened, and today we are launching REBEL Lite API, a low cost standalone API to allow devs to build complex emails with just JSON. Send us JSON, and receive fully responsive, accessible, HTML emails that function beautifully across all email clients.rebel-lite-api-launch

Mediapost

Rebel has launched a service called Rebel Lite API, a stand-alone API to allow developers to build complicated emails using JSON. The firm, which had already provided an API to help clients utilize JSON and avoid HTML, reacted to requests by clients to use the same workflow for non-interactive emails, the company said in a blog post.

Low-latency inference of on-device ML models

TensorFlow’s lightweight solution for mobile and embedded devices. TensorFlow has always run on many platforms but as the adoption of ML models has grown exponentially over the last few years, so has the need to deploy them on mobile and embedded devices. TensorFlow Lite enables low-latency inference of on-device machine learning models.

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Google Developers Blog

Posted by the TensorFlow team It is designed from scratch to be: Lightweight Enables inference of on-device machine learning models with a small binary size and fast initialization/startup Cross-platform A runtime designed to run on many different platforms, starting with Android and iOS Fast Optimized for mobile devices, including dramatically improved mode…See more

2MB app from Amazon to read millions of eBooks

Amazon has released Kindle Lite app for Android in Beta for low-end Android smartphones. The app is less than 2MB in size so takes significantly less space on the smartphone, works smoothly even on 2G networks.

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Tejas Kinger- SaaS Product Marketing @ Freshworks Inc

While this app is still in beta, I've been using it for about two weeks now, and for those of us who own relatively low-end Android devices, this app is a boon. The same crisp, Amazon Kindle app experience, minus the storage space needed.

Instagram lite Android app. Save space on your phone.

Instagram Lite for Android. The Instagram Lite app is small, allowing you to save space on your phone and download it quickly.

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TechCrunch

Instagram's future growth depends on the developing world, so it's built a version of its app just for them. "Instagram Lite" for Android appeared today in the Google Play App Store without any announcement from the company. "The Instagram Lite app is small, allowing you to save space on your phone and download it quickly" the description reads.

A lighter Spotify on Android for emerging markets

Spotify Lite is Spotify's slimmed-down version designed for emerging markets. The regular Spotify app takes up about 100MB while Spotify Lite only takes up around 15MB.

Features:

- Play and discover new music

- Enjoy playlists made just for you

- Use less data

- Small app, installs fast

Currently available on Android in Brazil.

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The Verge

Spotify is testing an alternate version of the app called Spotify Lite that reduces the app's size significantly, but at the expense of including many key features, as spotted by Android Police . The app is only available on Android in Brazil. The regular Spotify app takes up about 100MB while Spotify Lite only takes up around 15MB.